Manga News and Information
NewsFujio Akatsuka (70)'s wife, Machiko Akatsuka, passed away on 7/12 at the age of 56. Young Magazine New Trial Readings: - "Wangan Midnight" Conrad and JBC has announced a few new titles at this year's Anime Friends that will be published later this year in Brazil. ICv2 posts the top 100 graphic novel in June 06, according to estimates from Diamond U.S. and comic specialty stores. Serialization update from Shoujo, Josei, and other Female oriented Anthologies. The 2006 Hong Kong Comics Festival (8th Hong Kong Ani-Com/ 3rd Hong Kong Game Fair) will take place between 7/28-8/1 at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. This year an estimated 480,000 people are expected to attend. Companies and officials from Mainland China are expected to attend, and will be discussing the future of Anime/Manga in China with the help of Hong Kong's market. The SANA Convention (Super Amostra Nacional de Animes) will take place on July 15-16 in Fortaleza City (CE - Brazil). Events include video exhibitions, cosplay competitions, and more. The main attraction this year is the presence of popular voice actors (Gilberto Baroli, Christiano Torre????o, Miriam Fischer, ????lcio Sodr????) and journalists (Elza Keiko and Sidney Gusman). The first issue of the "Bishoujo only Visual Magazine" magazine, Comptiq H's - Comptiq Heroines -, was be released on 6/30. |
Manga Zombie
Finale: Panelosophy
An ongoing conversation about the philosophy behind manga both in the U.S. and abroad. Manga Ranking
Monthly charts of comparative manga rankings based on aggregate online sales listings from Matt Blind. |
ComiPress teams up with writer Udagawa Takeo and translator John Gallagher to publish an online version of the English-language translation of Manga Zombie.
